Henry Miller was born thirty-seven years after the terrible siege, in which were his father and kindred; and in which it is said, the Montgomerys, and Millers, distinguished themselves. In 1770 he bought, from the Greenlee Grant, made by the English Crown, about 400 acres of land, two and one half miles east of the Natural Bridge, and three miles north of James river; and built thereon a substantial dwelling, of hewn oak logs. He was largely instrumental in having built, on his place, the twelve cornered church, of which the first pastor was the Rev. William Baldridge. Henry Miller was a man of deep religious convictions. He sometimes walked ten miles, to attend religious worship, and hear the Gospel preached.
1726
| 1726 • Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels is first published (anonymously) in London; it sells out within a week. |
1757
Age: 31y
| 1757 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Hastenbeck: An Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland is defeated by the French under Louis d'Estrées and forced out of Hanover. |
1760
Nov 1
Age: 34y
birth of childSamuel Boggs Miller Sr. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – French and Indian War & Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee natives attack a North Carolina militia stationed at Fort Dobbs in the western part of the province. The attack is repelled by the militia under the command of General Hugh Waddell. |
1778
Age: 52y
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residenceRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Photo in 1916. |
| 1778 • The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed, the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware). |
1798
Age: 72y
| 1798 • A moderate coup d'état in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic) deposes Pieter Vreede. |
1798
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burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Buried at the Miller-Irwin Cemetery, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA 2 Sources ⇓ |